How is the power of nature depicted in Frankenstein and how does this exhibit Romantic Literature?
This essay must be a thesis-driven, persuasive literary analysis argument regarding one of the prompts by above. The thesis should explore a literary element of the chosen text(s) such as a theme, motif, plot progression, characterization, genre, etc.
A persuasive critical argument requires a thesis, supporting evidence from the text(s) (in the form of correctly formatted quotations), and thorough explanations and analysis of the ways that each piece of evidence is significant to your argument. The essay should have an introduction that states the thesis, body paragraphs that provide the support and explanation of that support, and a thoughtful conclusion that synthesizes the information you have presented and reminds your readers of the thesis.
Due: First draft
MLA: All aspects of the research essay should be compliant with the current MLA format.
Grammar, Syntax, and Mechanics: This is a formal academic assignment. As such, all elements of grammar, syntax, word choices, and mechanics should adhere to formal academic standards and Standard American English.
Length: 6-7 full pages of writing (blank spaces and headings do not count, nor does the Works Cited page/annotated bibliography). A Works Cited page should be included with the essay itself, and should begin at the top of a new page. However, the Works Cited DOES NOT COUNT as one of the pages of writing. Your essay should have first, a heading, then an interesting and explanatory title, then six full pages of writing, and then a Works Cited page.
Works Cited page: Students are required to include a properly formatted Works Cited page that adheres to all rules of the MLA format. (Reminder: A properly formatted Works Cited page uses a hanging indent, which means that only the first line of each entry goes to the left margin; all other lines are indented.
Topic: Identify how Mary Shellys use of your chosen prompt and how she uses literary elements that prove the novel to be a Romantic novel. Some aspects of Romanticism include:
Careful attention to the powerful feelings
Making ordinary or humble subjects important
Including supernatural or decadent imagery
Expressing the poets alienation from society
Forceful use of nature
For a more in-depth discussion of Romanticism see your notes or watch the videos again.
Sources: Students must include at least four (4) scholarly articles and have at least 6 sources. You can use articles found through the EBSCO database, google scholar or JSTOR
The only acceptable sources for this essay are:
–a text or texts from the Norton textbook
–peer-reviewed, scholarly articles
–lecture notes
Students are required to quote from each and every source in the body of the essay. It is not acceptable to include a text on your works cited page if you do not quote from that source during the course of your essay.
Argument vs. Report:This assignment is not a book report! This assignment is a research essay wherein students are required to create their own literary argument. Students are to support their thesis by using evidence and quotes from the text or texts in question. Students should also use the information found in the scholarly articles as support for their essay’s thesis-driven literary argument. This assignment is not (NOT) a summary of sources, or a report about what the sources contain. This essay is a persuasive, thesis-driven argument that uses logic, effective rhetorical techniques, and support (in the form of quotations) from the chosen literary texts and from the chosen scholarly articles. The purpose of this assignment is to allow students to demonstrate that they can engage with literature and can grapple with the meaning, value, cultural and historical importance, or authorial methods of the text(s). You, as the student writer, must make a claim that communicates meaningful ideas about the literature. Likewise, you must support your claim using specific literary evidence from your chosen text(s) and from your chosen scholarly articles.
Plagiarism: Plagiarism is cheating, and cheating of any kind, intentional or unintentional, is grounds for a zero both on the Final Research Essay and in the course as a whole. Plagiarism is intellectual theft. Failure to cite sources properly is plagiarism. Failure to include a works cited page is plagiarism. Attempting to present someone else’s words or ideas as if they are your own is plagiarism. Using someone else’s words or ideas without giving them proper credit in both the text of the essay and in the works cited is plagiarism. Don’t plagiarize.
Prompt: To demonstrate that you have read and understand these instructions in their entirety, please paste this prompt as the final pages of your submitted document (after the works cited page).
This assignment fulfills the following learning outcomes and
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